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39 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1843: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.
…approval. It does not expand federal power beyond the enumerated interstate commerce authority, does not infringe any constitutional right, and does not centralize decision-making beyond the current regulatory framework. It imposes no new…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
…constitutional exercise of Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and promote medical progress, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and appropriately delegates implementation to federal agencies without…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1901: CHIPP Act
…traditional scope of enumerated powers. The bill does not regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) in a way that justifies a permanent federal health insurance program for children. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10068: PROTECT Act
…within Congress's spending power and its authority to regulate interstate commerce, particularly concerning products that are sold across state lines. While the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights, it does involve federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9832: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026
…is not directly tied to an enumerated power such as regulating interstate commerce or providing for the common defense. While the Supreme Court has upheld Medicare as a valid exercise of the spending power, the addition of dental benefits…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 1637: MVP Act
…enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not centralize authority beyond the federal role already established in these programs. The main…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 2001 · Jul 22, 2026
State Dental Access Partnership Act of 2025
…new federal regulatory authority over dental practice, it may exceed the Commerce Clause limits as interpreted in NFIB v. Sebelius (2012). Potential unfunded mandates on states without clear spending power nexus. Article I, Section 8,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2821: FDA Modernization Act 3.0
…expand federal power beyond the enumerated authority to regulate interstate commerce in drugs, nor does it infringe on any constitutional rights. The bill is consistent with the Tenth Amendment as it does not commandeer state governments,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
…enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, as diseases spread across state lines. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it appropriately delegates implementation to state and local…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 20, 2026
H.R. 10087: Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act
…enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main constitutional tension is the expansion of federal involvement in healthcare, which raises…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6703: Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
The bill is likely within Congress's commerce power, but it raises significant federalism concerns by expanding federal ERISA rules for association health plans and moving insurance-policy decisions upward from the states, where health…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1924: Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025
…enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not restrict individual sovereignty, does not centralize authority beyond the federal role…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
S.J.Res. 198: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
…and federal programs. Congress has the enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and to provide for the general welfare, which includes the authority to establish and modify Medicare programs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 1007: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
…government has authority to regulate interstate communications under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network that operates across state lines, and protecting it from…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1966: Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025
…spending to achieve federal objectives. However, the bill does not regulate commerce or exercise any other enumerated power directly; it relies solely on spending power, which is constitutionally permissible but must not coerce states. The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 1248: EASE Act
…welfare under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and to regulate interstate commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Health care delivery, particularly through Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, falls within the spending power. The bill…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 3020 · 119th Congress · Health · Apr 24, 2025
H.R. 3020: Addressing Anti-Competitive Health Care Contract Clauses Act
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 8135 · 117th Congress · Health · Nov 01, 2022
H.R. 8135: Addressing Anti-Competitive Contracting Clauses Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.Res. 579: Supporting the designation of July as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.
…a specific enumerated power. The resolution does not purport to regulate commerce or any other enumerated federal power. The resolution does not restrict speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, the right to bear arms, or any other…